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... the drive configuration in its expansion slot. • Check the memory modules and make sure they are corrected properly. • Make sure that the device drivers are installed. • Enter BIOS setup and load default settings. • Make sure that the power cable is turned ON and properly connected to the...
... the drive configuration in its expansion slot. • Check the memory modules and make sure they are corrected properly. • Make sure that the device drivers are installed. • Enter BIOS setup and load default settings. • Make sure that the power cable is turned ON and properly connected to the...
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... Priority 4-35 4.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration 4-35 4.6.3 Security 4-36 4.7 Exit menu 4-39 Chapter 5: Software support 5.1 Installing an operating system 5-1 5.2 Support CD information 5-1 5.2.1 Running the support CD 5-1 5.2.2 Drivers menu 5-2 5.2.3 Utilities menu 5-3 5.2.4 Manuals menu 5-4 5.2.5 ASUS Contact information 5-5 5.2.6 Other information 5-5 5.3 Software Information 5-7 5.3.1 ASUS MyLogo2 5-7 5.3.2 ASUS Instant Music 5-9 5.4 AI Net feature 5-11 5.5 Audio configurations 5-12 v
... Priority 4-35 4.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration 4-35 4.6.3 Security 4-36 4.7 Exit menu 4-39 Chapter 5: Software support 5.1 Installing an operating system 5-1 5.2 Support CD information 5-1 5.2.1 Running the support CD 5-1 5.2.2 Drivers menu 5-2 5.2.3 Utilities menu 5-3 5.2.4 Manuals menu 5-4 5.2.5 ASUS Contact information 5-5 5.2.6 Other information 5-5 5.3 Software Information 5-7 5.3.1 ASUS MyLogo2 5-7 5.3.2 ASUS Instant Music 5-9 5.4 AI Net feature 5-11 5.5 Audio configurations 5-12 v
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xii A8V Deluxe specifications summary Special features Back panel I/O Internal I/O BIOS features Industry standard Manageability Power Requirement Form Factor Support CD contents ASUS AI NET ASUS AI BIOS ASUS POST Reporter™ ASUS C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) ASUS EZ Flash ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS MyLogo2™ ASUS Instant Music ASUS Q-Fan 2 Technology AMD Cool 'n' Quiet!™ ... by PME ATX power supply (with 4-pin 12V plug) ATX form factor: 12 in x 9.6 in (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) Device drivers ASUS PC Probe Anti-virus utility * Specifications are subject to change without notice.
xii A8V Deluxe specifications summary Special features Back panel I/O Internal I/O BIOS features Industry standard Manageability Power Requirement Form Factor Support CD contents ASUS AI NET ASUS AI BIOS ASUS POST Reporter™ ASUS C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) ASUS EZ Flash ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS MyLogo2™ ASUS Instant Music ASUS Q-Fan 2 Technology AMD Cool 'n' Quiet!™ ... by PME ATX power supply (with 4-pin 12V plug) ATX form factor: 12 in x 9.6 in (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) Device drivers ASUS PC Probe Anti-virus utility * Specifications are subject to change without notice.
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... BIOS setup. 2. Install the software drivers for the card. 2. Make sure to the card. Turn on the next page. 3. Refer to install an expansion card. 1. Replace the system cover. 2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card, configure the card by adjusting the software settings. 1. ASUS A8V Deluxe motherboard 2-15 The following sub...
... BIOS setup. 2. Install the software drivers for the card. 2. Make sure to the card. Turn on the next page. 3. Refer to install an expansion card. 1. Replace the system cover. 2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card, configure the card by adjusting the software settings. 1. ASUS A8V Deluxe motherboard 2-15 The following sub...
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... slot INT A shared - - - shared - - - INT D - - - INT C - - shared - IRQ assignments for ISA or PCI devices. shared - When using PCI cards on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments. Otherwise, conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups, making the system unstable...
... slot INT A shared - - - shared - - - INT D - - - INT C - - shared - IRQ assignments for ISA or PCI devices. shared - When using PCI cards on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments. Otherwise, conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups, making the system unstable...
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... driver before you can use the USB 2.0 capability. Doing so will damage the motherboard! 2-28 Chapter 2: Hardware information This speed advantage over the conventional 12 Mbps on the rear panel are inadequate, a USB header is available for additional USB ports. USB+5V USB_P6USB_P6+ GND NC USB+5V USB_P8USB_P8+ GND NC ® A8V A8V Deluxe...
... driver before you can use the USB 2.0 capability. Doing so will damage the motherboard! 2-28 Chapter 2: Hardware information This speed advantage over the conventional 12 Mbps on the rear panel are inadequate, a USB header is available for additional USB ports. USB+5V USB_P6USB_P6+ GND NC USB+5V USB_P8USB_P8+ GND NC ® A8V A8V Deluxe...
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... system. Launch the utility from the Windows desktop by clicking Start > Programs > ASUS > ASUSUpdate > ASUSUpdate. Select your system. ASUS A8V Deluxe motherboard 4-7 Doing so might not be the latest BIOS version for the Utilities menu screen. 3. To update the BIOS using ASUS Update: 1. The Drivers menu appears. 2. The recovered BIOS might cause system boot failure! 4. To...
... system. Launch the utility from the Windows desktop by clicking Start > Programs > ASUS > ASUSUpdate > ASUSUpdate. Select your system. ASUS A8V Deluxe motherboard 4-7 Doing so might not be the latest BIOS version for the Utilities menu screen. 3. To update the BIOS using ASUS Update: 1. The Drivers menu appears. 2. The recovered BIOS might cause system boot failure! 4. To...
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Chapter summary 5.1 Installing an operating system 5-1 5.2 Support CD information 5-1 5.3 Software Information 5-7 5.4 AI Net feature 5-11 5.5 Audio configurations 5-12 5.6 RAID configurations 5-18 5.7 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-33 5.8 Cool 'n' Quiet!™ Technology 5-34 ASUS A8V Deluxe motherboard
Chapter summary 5.1 Installing an operating system 5-1 5.2 Support CD information 5-1 5.3 Software Information 5-7 5.4 AI Net feature 5-11 5.5 Audio configurations 5-12 5.6 RAID configurations 5-18 5.7 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-33 5.8 Cool 'n' Quiet!™ Technology 5-34 ASUS A8V Deluxe motherboard
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...Support CD information The support CD that came with the motherboard contains useful software and several utility drivers that enhance the motherboard features. Visit the ASUS website for general reference only. Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates to maximize ...setup procedures presented in your CD-ROM drive. ASUS A8V Deluxe motherboard 5-1 5.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® 98SE/ME/2000/XP/2003 Server operating systems (OS). The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in this chapter...
...Support CD information The support CD that came with the motherboard contains useful software and several utility drivers that enhance the motherboard features. Visit the ASUS website for general reference only. Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates to maximize ...setup procedures presented in your CD-ROM drive. ASUS A8V Deluxe motherboard 5-1 5.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® 98SE/ME/2000/XP/2003 Server operating systems (OS). The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in this chapter...
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...; ALC850 audio controller and application. USB 2.0 Driver Installs the USB 2.0 driver. VIA AGP VxD driver - Install the necessary drivers to 1000Mbps data transfer rates. Marvell Gigabit LAN Driver Installs the Marvell® 88E8001 Gigabit LAN drivers for Serial ATA and RAID features. 5.2.2 Drivers menu The drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. VIA...
...; ALC850 audio controller and application. USB 2.0 Driver Installs the USB 2.0 driver. VIA AGP VxD driver - Install the necessary drivers to 1000Mbps data transfer rates. Marvell Gigabit LAN Driver Installs the Marvell® 88E8001 Gigabit LAN drivers for Serial ATA and RAID features. 5.2.2 Drivers menu The drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. VIA...
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..., make sure that the motherboard supports. Use this program to the ASUS website. ASUS A8V Deluxe motherboard 5-3 Winbond Voice Editor This program is for recording and customizing wave files for different operating system versions. 5.2.3 Utilities menu The ... default messages. See section "3.2 Vocal POST Messages" for a list of the BIOS from the ASUS website. ASUS Update Allows you keep your computer in healthy operating condition. Cool 'n' Quiet Driver Installs the AMD Cool 'n' Quiet!™ Technology driver. The screen display and drivers option may not be the same for the...
..., make sure that the motherboard supports. Use this program to the ASUS website. ASUS A8V Deluxe motherboard 5-3 Winbond Voice Editor This program is for recording and customizing wave files for different operating system versions. 5.2.3 Utilities menu The ... default messages. See section "3.2 Vocal POST Messages" for a list of the BIOS from the ASUS website. ASUS Update Allows you keep your computer in healthy operating condition. Cool 'n' Quiet Driver Installs the AMD Cool 'n' Quiet!™ Technology driver. The screen display and drivers option may not be the same for the...
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... to display the Realtek Audio Control Panel. Realtek SoundEffect icon From the taskbar, double-click on the SoundEffect icon to install the Realtek ALC850 Audio Driver and Application from the support CD that came with the motherboard package. The Jack-sensing and UAJ® technology features are supported on the Line...
... to display the Realtek Audio Control Panel. Realtek SoundEffect icon From the taskbar, double-click on the SoundEffect icon to install the Realtek ALC850 Audio Driver and Application from the support CD that came with the motherboard package. The Jack-sensing and UAJ® technology features are supported on the Line...
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... hard disks and two UltraDMA133 hard disks, you use either Windows® XP or Windows® 2000 operating system (OS), copy first the RAID driver from one system. The advantage of RAID 0 + 1 is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity (redundancy data) having to a floppy... the support CD to be calculated and written. RAID 1 (called data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to section "5.7 Creating a RAID driver disk" for Just a Bunch of a single disk alone, thus improving data access and storage. Refer to read and write data in one drive ...
... hard disks and two UltraDMA133 hard disks, you use either Windows® XP or Windows® 2000 operating system (OS), copy first the RAID driver from one system. The advantage of RAID 0 + 1 is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity (redundancy data) having to a floppy... the support CD to be calculated and written. RAID 1 (called data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to section "5.7 Creating a RAID driver disk" for Just a Bunch of a single disk alone, thus improving data access and storage. Refer to read and write data in one drive ...
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... install an operating system (OS). ASUS A8V Deluxe motherboard 5-21 During the boot process, the MBFastTrak378 BIOS checks and displays the disk array information. 5. Refer to save and create a RAID 0 array. 4. After making a selection, press to section "5.7 Creating a RAID driver disk" for details. After you ...to install third-party SCSI or RAID driver. Use the arrow keys to go to select Auto Setup. In the FastBuild™ utility main menu, press...
... install an operating system (OS). ASUS A8V Deluxe motherboard 5-21 During the boot process, the MBFastTrak378 BIOS checks and displays the disk array information. 5. Refer to save and create a RAID 0 array. 4. After making a selection, press to section "5.7 Creating a RAID driver disk" for details. After you ...to install third-party SCSI or RAID driver. Use the arrow keys to go to select Auto Setup. In the FastBuild™ utility main menu, press...
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...Mode field displays Mirror. 3. From the source drive window, use in your selection. Abort ASUS A8V Deluxe motherboard 5-23 Press to select the source drive. 7. The following message appears: Start to install third-party SCSI or RAID driver. Press to another? (Yes/No) Y - Back up all important data before creating ... select the Create and Duplicate option. 6. Use the FDISK utility and follow the format procedure to section "5.7 Creating a RAID driver disk" for and select Security using the space bar. Create and Duplicate N - After you to duplicate the image...
...Mode field displays Mirror. 3. From the source drive window, use in your selection. Abort ASUS A8V Deluxe motherboard 5-23 Press to select the source drive. 7. The following message appears: Start to install third-party SCSI or RAID driver. Press to another? (Yes/No) Y - Back up all important data before creating ... select the Create and Duplicate option. 6. Use the FDISK utility and follow the format procedure to section "5.7 Creating a RAID driver disk" for and select Security using the space bar. Create and Duplicate N - After you to duplicate the image...
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... system. Other FastBuild Utility Commands Command options 3-6 on RAID 1 arrays. Press to Rebuild Array. Power off the system and replace the hard disk with RAID driver" for reconfiguring an array. Reboot and enter the FastBuild™ Main Menu again. 6. Press to enter the FastBuild™ Main Menu. 3. 8. When complete, the utility... hard disk. 4. Press to reboot the system. 11. Install an operating system. Press any key to continue. Press to install third-party SCSI or RAID driver.
... system. Other FastBuild Utility Commands Command options 3-6 on RAID 1 arrays. Press to Rebuild Array. Power off the system and replace the hard disk with RAID driver" for reconfiguring an array. Reboot and enter the FastBuild™ Main Menu again. 6. Press to enter the FastBuild™ Main Menu. 3. 8. When complete, the utility... hard disk. 4. Press to reboot the system. 11. Install an operating system. Press any key to continue. Press to install third-party SCSI or RAID driver.
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... locate the Makedisk.exe utility for the VIA RAID driver is required when installing Windows® XP/2000 operating system. Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation. ASUS A8V Deluxe motherboard 5-33 b. Press then insert the floppy disk with the RAID driver is located in "\Drivers\Promise\378RAID\Makedisk.exe" of the support CD. 5.7 Creating...
... locate the Makedisk.exe utility for the VIA RAID driver is required when installing Windows® XP/2000 operating system. Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation. ASUS A8V Deluxe motherboard 5-33 b. Press then insert the floppy disk with the RAID driver is located in "\Drivers\Promise\378RAID\Makedisk.exe" of the support CD. 5.7 Creating...
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... Power menu, select the item ACPI 2.0 Support and set to Yes. Make sure the Control Panel is set it to install the Cool 'n' Quiet!™ driver and application before using this feature. See section "4.4 Advanced Menu" in the Control Panel then select the Screen Saver tab. 4. Double-click the Display icon...
... Power menu, select the item ACPI 2.0 Support and set to Yes. Make sure the Control Panel is set it to install the Cool 'n' Quiet!™ driver and application before using this feature. See section "4.4 Advanced Menu" in the Control Panel then select the Screen Saver tab. 4. Double-click the Display icon...
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... the Performance combo list box to your system loading. ASUS A8V Deluxe motherboard 5-35 Select Settings, then Control Panel. 2. Automatic Mode is the recommended setting. 6. Windows® 98SE/ME 1. Click OK to effect settings. • Make sure to install the AMD Cool 'n' Quiet!™ driver and application before using this feature. • The AMD...
... the Performance combo list box to your system loading. ASUS A8V Deluxe motherboard 5-35 Select Settings, then Control Panel. 2. Automatic Mode is the recommended setting. 6. Windows® 98SE/ME 1. Click OK to effect settings. • Make sure to install the AMD Cool 'n' Quiet!™ driver and application before using this feature. • The AMD...
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... Priority 4-35 4.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration 4-35 4.6.3 Security 4-36 4.7 Exit menu 4-39 Chapter 5: Software support 5.1 Installing an operating system 5-1 5.2 Support CD information 5-1 5.2.1 Running the support CD 5-1 5.2.2 Drivers menu 5-2 5.2.3 Utilities menu 5-3 5.2.4 Manuals menu 5-4 5.2.5 ASUS Contact information 5-5 5.2.6 Other information 5-5 5.3 Software Information 5-7 5.3.1 ASUS MyLogo2 5-7 5.3.2 ASUS Instant Music 5-9 5.4 AI Net feature 5-11 5.5 Audio configurations 5-12 v
... Priority 4-35 4.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration 4-35 4.6.3 Security 4-36 4.7 Exit menu 4-39 Chapter 5: Software support 5.1 Installing an operating system 5-1 5.2 Support CD information 5-1 5.2.1 Running the support CD 5-1 5.2.2 Drivers menu 5-2 5.2.3 Utilities menu 5-3 5.2.4 Manuals menu 5-4 5.2.5 ASUS Contact information 5-5 5.2.6 Other information 5-5 5.3 Software Information 5-7 5.3.1 ASUS MyLogo2 5-7 5.3.2 ASUS Instant Music 5-9 5.4 AI Net feature 5-11 5.5 Audio configurations 5-12 v